pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Trying to reach out to the club for some help... So, the ms. and I have decided that we are tired of paying for our huge house. And I am a consultant and so when the economy goes south, it is a bad time to be a consultant. And, the economy is overdue for a pretty sizable contraction. Anywho... I have to take down my aquarium for likely a period of at least a month or two while we sell the house and move into a new place. I am going to try and liquidate allot of my small frags and have a plan in place for getting my SPS taken care of, but now I am looking for suggestions for my fish. I have 6 adult tangs, 6 anthias, scribbled foxface, tailspot, hawkfish, and I think that is it. I do have a spare 75 gallon I could throw them in.. But that seems like a recipe for disaster. Maybe a 100 gallon tote with no filtration? Maybe short term adoption? most of the fish are fairly replaceable, but the achilies and the 10" sohal are pretty prized by me. Maybe I can sell some? Adult blond naso tang adult but small scopas tang chocolate tang.. very pretty gold-ish Massive desjardini tang, but he is well behaved Grade A+ Scirbbled foxface. I have some nice rock flower nems.... a HUGE orange one. Rainbow bubble tip A bunch of mid grade zoas Frammers some encrusting monitpora. A couple high end butt kisser zoas OG bounce mushroom Indo dragon soul torches... get your wallet out... Thoughts? Suggestions? Condolences? Its not all bad news, because if I can sell my custom AGE rimless tank for a decent amount then I am going to build an 8'x4' 600 gallon SPS aquarium with 3 frag tanks and basement sump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Bummer man. After all that creative plumbing and finally getting things dialed in. I can understand the concern though. I don't have any brilliant ideas necessarily but might be worth reaching out to some of our LFS who have on occasion been vary gracious about babysitting. Now about those small frags... 😍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Wow, that's a huge decision, but probably a good financial strategy. It's such an awesome house, so this is a good time to get the most out of a sale. I'd be happy to re-home or short term adopt your smaller fish like the anthias and tailspot, but don't think my tank is big enough for any tangs. And I always have more room for smaller frags. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Alright I'm new to PNWMAS, started in the May meeting. Haven't seen your tank and setup. You must have a thread somewhere. Can you send a picture or link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 2 minutes ago, obrien.david.j said: Alright I'm new to PNWMAS, started in the May meeting. Haven't seen your tank and setup. You must have a thread somewhere. Can you send a picture or link? See this thread: http://www.pnwmas.org/forums/topic/44569-february-pics-from-pdxmonkeyboys-meeting/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obrien.david.j Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 Looks great, sorry I missed seeing the setup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabbyCrabs Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Just so you know, the house market is way way down from last year. It's slowly coming back but not there. Not sure when you bought so you may do ok but it's not currently a seller's market in Portland. On another note, what kind of hawkfish and how big? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddyk Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Sure... blame the economy when you just want a way to build a bigger and better tank. Good call because as they say you never want a serious crisis to go to waste. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Higher Thinking Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 Can't really advise on the strategy of whether to break it all down or not, but I have a decent amount of breathing room for your fish. If you get serious, let's chat. Good luck with the decisions!Sent from my SM-G975U using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youcallmenny Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 C'est la vie. Practice makes perfect though and I'm sure the next tank is going to be even more impressive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snappy Posted August 10, 2019 Share Posted August 10, 2019 I’m eager to get a new female anthia but I only have the 28 cube with a male anthia. Probably not much help in the long run. I hope your transition goes well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 My back hurts... but everything is out. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spectra Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 13 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: My back hurts... but everything is out. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk So whats the plan ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 11, 2019 Author Share Posted August 11, 2019 Advil... dehumidifier. That's as far I have planned so far. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted August 11, 2019 Share Posted August 11, 2019 So is all that In your frag tank? What did you do with all the rock. Yikes - that makes me tired just thinking about it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 It is in a frag tank in a secret location. Although, seeing my fish my give it away. Sent from my SM-G960U using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willapa Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Man, you went from thinking about moving to dropping the anchor. I assume you've already been house shopping pretty aggressively. Good luck and your current house is really unique and on a great lot, so don't imagine it'll take long to sell.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Willapa said: Man, you went from thinking about moving to dropping the anchor. I assume you've already been house shopping pretty aggressively. Good luck and your current house is really unique and on a great lot, so don't imagine it'll take long to sell. Thanks Trevor. It is indeed pretty rare to have an acre close to the city. The downside is the price, as that pushes it out of most people 's reach. It will sell, it is just a question of when. I work in WA so moving to WA will give me an instant $8,000 a year salary bump (that is a big tank) LOL. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 On 8/11/2019 at 8:19 AM, albertareef said: So is all that In your frag tank? What did you do with all the rock. Yikes - that makes me tired just thinking about it! Not my frag tank, the coral is in an undisclosed location. Although the presence of my fish may give the location away... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albertareef Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, pdxmonkeyboy said: Not my frag tank, the coral is in an undisclosed location. Although the presence of my fish may give the location away... Oh boy - it's like an easter egg hunt! Do we get to keep what we find? Actually, now that I look at the pics again I know where that is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxmonkeyboy Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 first one to get the answer correct gets a free pulsing xenia rock!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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